Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-28
HOUSE.
SIXTEENTH DAY.
Opened at 2 o'clock p. m. with prayer.

Opened at 2 O'clock p. m. with prayer
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Judiciary committee reported rec
commencing as follows: That house bill
No. 70 be referred to the railroad commit
tee; that No. 70 be amended by substituting
the word fourteen for the word "thir-
teen" in section one; that House bill No. 25
do not pass.
Mr.. WARD of the joint special commit
tee on transportation to and from the cap
itol reported that they were unable to agree
with the council members of the commit
tee, except to favor that free transportation
be furnished Dr. Collins.
On motion, the report was accepted.
Mr.. STEWART, of Fall River, moved
that the speaker be authorized and in
structed to appoint clerk for the commit
tee on ways and means to be paid at the
rate of 81 per day.
Mr. HARKlN5 moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution was passed
yesterday. fixing the compensation of the
doorkeeper in the gallery at SIS per day.
Seconded by Mr.. Sprague.
Mr. ELLIOTT, as mover of the resolu-
ton, explained that he had acted in the
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the officer was fairly entitled to that
amount of compensation.
Mr.. FLETCHER said he was in favor of
iberality, but we must be just as well. He
understood that the same officer received
81 a day last year.
Mr.: HAWK couldn't see why one men,
Der should be singled out for the house to
make display of economy at the expense of.
Mr.. SULLIVAN thought the doorkeeper
should receive SIS day. He receives no
mileage and had to pay his own expenses
coming from and returning home, and his
expenses here. He couldn't well do this
on a less sum.
Mr.. BURNHAM said the doorkeeper in
the gallery was the only person for whom
Cass county had asked a place, and they
were compelled to ask several times before
receiving place for him, and he could not
understand why he was now singled out as
the victim of reform. He protested against
anything Of the kind being done, and
regretted that the gentleman from Brown
the necessity for reform before securing the
appointment of friend of his own on a
committee.
Mr.. FLETCHER denied the statement
that he had secured a clerkship for
friend. He was not aware that he had
done anything of the kind.
Mr.. BURNHAM said he judged from the
fact that the committee on judiciary had
clerk who was nominated to the house by
the gentleman.
Later Mr.. BURNHAM, learning that he
had been misinformed. said he wished to
make an explanation and retraction, and
did SO with much pleasure, as he did not
wish to do the gentleman from Brown
county any injustice.
Mr.. ADAMS said this struck him very
much like the reform movement Inaugural
ted by the Kansas legislature which begun
and ended with the discharge of the chap
lain, who was paid 81 day. He opposed
the motion to reconsider.
Mr.. ELLIOTT said he was somewhat
worked up over this matter. He had started
In to get the gentleman a first class clerk
ship. and had run the whole gamut and
landed in the gallery. He hoped the house
would not now make the gallery too warm
for him. He thought the laborer was
worthy OF his hire, and that he needed it,
form too far in this case.
Mr.. AIKENS: l move that the motion to
reconsider be laid on the table.
Seconded by half a dozen persons, and
carried with but three or four negative
votes.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
No. SO. By Mr.. BURNHAM-Fo an act
to incorporate a soldiers home
No. 80. By Mr.. DODDS-To amend Sec
ti0ns and of the session laws of 1883.
No. o. BY Mr.. GREENE-To amend
section 1928 of the code Of civil procedure
and repeal sections S24 and 1926 of the code
of civil procedure.
No. 92. BY Mr.. ELLOWS-Prescribin
the duties and regulating the salaries Of
registers of deeds.
Ne. 90. BY Mr.. ELLOWS-Memorial
of chamber of commerce of Grand Forks
county for memorial to the United States
senate to ratify the treaty with the Red
Lake Indians in Minnesota.
No. o.. BY Mr.. MALLORY-To repeal
section Az OF chapter 81 OF the penal code
No. 95. BY Mr.. WARD-ro establish a